Question FormsHSK 3
Asking why with 怎么
怎么 can be used to ask 'why' or 'how come,' expressing surprise or disagreement. Place it before the verb phrase, just like a question word.
Structure
Subj. + 怎么 + Verb (+ Obj.) ?
Examples
- 他怎么还没来？Tā zěnme hái méi lái?How come he's not here yet?
- 你们怎么打人？Nǐmen zěnme dǎ rén?How can you hit people?
- 他帮了你，你怎么不说“谢谢”？Tā bāng le nǐ, nǐ zěnme bù shuō "xièxie"?He helped you. How come you didn't say thank you?
- 你结婚的时候怎么不告诉我？Nǐ jiéhūn de shíhou zěnme bù gàosu wǒ?How come you didn't tell me when you got married?
- 我们还没开始吃，他怎么已经吃完了？Wǒmen hái méi kāishǐ chī, tā zěnme yǐjīng chī wán le?We haven't started eating yet. How come he has already finished eating?